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Program News

Here you can find news and stories related to the National Wildlife Refuge System.

A young woman fishing from a platform

Unforgettable Hunting

Land Management

Federal agencies partner to add land to Cape May National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey

Why Hunting Is Allowed on Refuges

a closeup of a number of students looking closely at American eels in an aquatic tank. One of the students in the front stands pointing at the eels

Migratory Species

Eels in the classroom

Passing Along the Hunting Ethic

Public Comment Sought on Proposal for Charles M. Russell Wetland Management District

A photo captures an Everglades snail kite as it snags a snail in its talons.

Land Management

Miccosukee Tribe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Co-Stewardship

Good Hunting May Be Closer Than You Think

Habitat Restoration

More Than $25 Million To Protect and Restore Coastal Wetlands and Build Coastal Resiliency

Migratory Species

Christmas Bird Count (CBC)

Buff-colored and white shorebird wades into wetland with waters in the distance

Habitat Restoration

Reimagining wetland restoration in Minnesota

A wetland surrounded by brown trees and some green vegetation

IRA-Funded Projects in Four States

Land Management

Service Announces Final Updated Planning Policies for the National Wildlife Refuge System

three whooping cranes

Land Management

Service Finalizes Land Protection Plans for Expanding Aransas and Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuges

Land Management

Expansion of 4 National Wildlife Refuges to Conserve Habitat, Protect Species, Support Recreation

Set of antlers in field with distant snowy mountains

Antler Poaching Leads to Fine and Hunting Ban

Sandhill Cranes at Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

Service Finalizes Land Protection Plan for Expanding Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

Thick-trunked trees with leafy green foliage grow out of standing water

Land Management

Final Plan for Roanoke River NWR Expansion Available

National Elk Refuge Solicits Proposals for Guided Sleigh and Wagon Ride Interpretive Tours

Bison and elk graze on a snow-patched field of grass

Update: National Elk Refuge Bison and Elk Management Plan

Wildlife Management

Interior Department Establishes Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area

Land Management

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Input on Proposed National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Maryland

Land Management

Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge adds nearly 2,000 acres

Mentor Autumn and Mentee Natasha at Mentored Archery Deer Hunt at Cherry Valley NWR November 2024

From Field to Fork

A close up of a blue jay with a peanut in the shell in it's beak. The blue jay is facing the camera straight on, with it's head turned to the right and has tiny new feathers coming in on it's head, otherwise it looks pretty bald. It's perched on a deck railing with many peanuts in front of it, with a blurred green background.

Wildlife Wonders

A unformed FWS employee shakes hands with another individual while holding an award. A woman stands smiling to the right of the awardee.

Habitat Restoration

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Biologist Wins Natural Resources Conservation Service (WA) Annual Partner Award

Migratory Species

One bird too many

Man with a beard wearing a Marine veteran hat

Veteran protects Alaska's waters

Maintenance Action Team Restores Habitat at Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge

2024-2025 Station-Specific Hunting and Fishing Final Rule

Pinkish-purple speckles cover a seed pod growing off the green stem of a Fish Slough milkvetch plant.

Wildlife Wonders

The Amazing Native Plants of the Great Basin

Group photo of participants at a refuge planting event

Rediscover your nature at a national wildlife refuge

Bienvenido a la Semana Latina de la Conservación en Idaho: Welcome to Idaho Latino Conservation Week

Great Drives on National Wildlife Refuges

Wildlife Wonders

Eagles Across America